San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili might return Saturday

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili could be back this weekend after recovering from surgery for a testicular injury last month.

Ginobili is practicing with the team and could work his way back on to the court as early as Saturday, according to reports. Original estimates had him missing approximately six weeks.

"He's going more quickly then we would have imagined," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's not going to play in this back-to-back or anything, but his progress has been much quicker than we thought."

Ginobili last played in a game on Feb. 2. Since then, he has missed 10 games for the Spurs (50-9), who face the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night and the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. San Antonio plays host to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.

The 38-year-old Ginobili is averaging 10.0 points, 3.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds this season. He's shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 37.8 percent on 3-pointers.